Where were the 1964 Winter Olympics held?
“I spent a season there one week!” That’s always been my canned response when anyone asks me if I’ve skied Jackson Hole. On my first ski trip to Jackson in 1971, it was raining when we arrived which actually led… Continue Reading →
We’re approaching the 60th anniversary of Billy Kidd winning the Silver medal in the 1964 Olympic slalom. So in anticipation, this week’s trivia question is: Who won the men’s Gold in the slalom at the 1964 Winter Olympics?
So far in this Retro-Ski season my Trivia questions haven’t generated many responses. So last week I chose a sure-fire question that I could count on for responses. “Who shot Spider Sabich?” And my readers didn’t disappoint! I heard from… Continue Reading →
Who shot Spider Sabich?
“If you like to ski Vermont and want to save the hour it takes to drive north to the larger resorts, Dutch Hill in Heartwellville, Vt., 39 miles from Pittsfield, Mass., offers worthwhile terrain.” That’s an excerpt from the February… Continue Reading →
What lost Vermont ski area was called “Little Stowe” by ski writer Bob Curley of the Passaic, New Jersey, “Herald News” in 1955?
I received answers to last week’s trivia question on the first overall World Cup winners from Bill Shea and Lyndall Heyer. The men’s winner was Jean-Claude Killy and the women’s winner was Nancy Greene from Canada. Jean-Claude won that first… Continue Reading →
Let’s go back to 1967 when the first overall World Cups were awarded. Who won the men’s 1967 overall World Cup? Who won the women’s?
Last week I wrote about the challenges of leather ski boots. That was triggered by people’s reaction to a collection of older ski boots the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum had on display at the Killington World Cup. That collection… Continue Reading →
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